RELATIVE CLAUSES
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D)
Sunday is the day..........I go to Water park with my kids.
A. when B. where C. why D. which
That was the reason..........he didn't marry her.
A. when B. where C. why D. which
An architect is someone..........deigns buildings.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
The boy to..........I lent my money is poor.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
The land and the people..........I have met are nice.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
I can answer the ..........you say is very difficult.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
This is the place..........the battle took place ten years ago.
A. which B. in where C. where D. from wher
Sunday is the day..........which we usually go fishing.
A. during B. at C. in D. on
This is the last time..........I speak to you.
A. of which B. whose C. that D. which
He talked about the books and the authors..........interested him.
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
Bondi is the beautiful beach..........I used to sunbathe.
A. when B. where C. which D. why
Dec 26th, 05 was the day..........the terrible tsunami happened.
A. when B. where C. which D. why
The woman..........lives next my door is doctor.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
The boy..........Mary likes is my son.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
The boy..........eyes are brown is my son.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
The table..........legs are broken should be repaired.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
The town..........we are living is noisy and crowded
A. where B. in where C. which D. at which
The year..........we came to live here was 1997
A. when B. which C. that D. in the time
The worker..........house is next to mine died this morning.
A. whose B. whom C. which D. whose
The lady..........son went on a picnic with us last weekend is a teacher at our school.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
Take..........measures you consider best.
A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. wherever
He is the only friend..........I like.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
I didn't get the job..........which I applied.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
The man..........whom she is married has been married twice before.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
I wasn't interested in the things..........which they were talking.
A. in B. on C. at D. about
The bed..........which I slept was too soft.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
The party..........which we went wasn't very enjoyable.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
The flight..........which we wanted to travel was fully booked.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
She is the most beautiful girl..........ever lived.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
The decision was postponed,..........was exactly what he wanted.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
All the people..........have gone into the room are still young.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
Jack has three brothers, all of..........are married.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
They gave us a lot of information, most of..........was useless.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of..........I had met before.
A. who B. whom C. them D. that
I have sent him two letters, neither of..........has arrived.
A. who B. them C. which D. that
John won $,600, half of..........he gave to his parents.
A. whom B. which C. that D. it
Ten people applied for the job, none of..........were suitable.
A. who B. whom C. them D. that
Bod is the kind of person to..........one can talk about anything.
A. who B. whom C. that D. him
He is a person..........friends trust him.
A. who B. whose C. his D. that
The boys . tennis over there are my new neighbor.
A. who plays B. playing C. that playing D. are playing
He read the Old Man and The Sea, a novel .by Ernest Hemingway.
A. written B. which written C. writing D. that wrote
Excersice 2: Combine the two sentence , using a relative pronoun. Decide whether the relative clause needs commas.
1. I have to find the man. I accidentally picked up his umbrella this morning.
2. Monday is the day. We will come then.
3. I’ll never forget the day. I met you on that day.
4. The town was small. I grew up there.
5. 1960 was the year. The revolution took place in that year.
6. I apologized to the woman. I spilled her coffee.
7. They’re the postcards. They arrived yesterday.
8. The children sang aloud all night. This kept their parents awake.
9. Maria is studying in New York City. The city is called the “ Big Apple”.
10. In the room, we saw a lot of children and pets. They sang and danced happily.
11. A plane crashed into the ocean yesterday. It was carrying 345 passengers.
12. The paintings have now been recovered. They were stolen from a mansion in London. ,.
13. At the end of the street is a path. The path leads to a lake.
14. I live in a very nice flat. It overlooks some beautiful gardens.
15. Somebody phoned while you were in town. He was called Jack.